RE: Data Dictionary

["Holden Tommy" <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IDD who?? 


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1:27 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Data Dictionary

If I recall correctly (and I may not seeing as how it's Friday afternoon

and, more importantly, I'm a geezer), IDDU was a pain in the rectal area

to use.  However, consider the lack of a database on the /36, it was the

only way that I remember to write queries.


As painful as it was, it was a decent start for some /36 programmers to 
start "designing" databases.  There was, I think, the ability to use a 
reference file of sorts. 


But, then, even a kid in high school can do SQL and DDS.  It took a 
/real/ programmer to do IDDU.  Definitely not for the weak hearted.


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Michael Ryan wrote:
> And sure enough...it went...
>
> On 1/19/07, vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > To the geezers - GO IDDU!!!! And that is not a cheer for Indiana Drop
Dead University!
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "Crispin Bates" <cbates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >     
> > > The last time I used a *DTADCT on the iSeries was when working in
S/36 mode
> > > (that was a quick in/out and run gig). It basically allows you to
define
> > > fields for s/36 flat (program described) files so that you can then
use
> > > things like query/dfu etc. to access the data as fields instead of
one large
> > > field. I can't remember well, but you may even be able to use the
data
> > > dictionary to cause the compiler to treat the file as externally
described,
> > > but can't be sure of that.
> > >
> > > A *DTADCT, while conceptually similar to, is not the same as a field
> > > reference file by any means. A *DTADCT causes the system to present
the flat
> > > file as a file with fields.
> > >
> > > At least that's my recollection...
> > >
> > > Crispin.
> > >
> > >
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